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KC Garment District: Piecing Together the Past – Grain Valley

Mid-Continent Public Library – Grain Valley 400 SW Buckner Tarsney Rd., Grain Valley

The KC Garment District once represented the largest market of coats and suits in the U.S. Explore its history and find out what is left of the industry and the district today.

Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup – Midwest Genealogy Center

Mid-Continent Public Library – Midwest Genealogy Center 3440 S. Lee's Summit Road, Independence

Gary Jenkins tells the story of how President Harry Truman asked James Pendergast to stop local Fifth District congressman Roger Slaughter from being reelected. The Kansas City Mob rigged the election. When their machinations were discovered, the mob blew a safe, stole the evidence, and then committed murder to cover up their actions.